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    Another Kind of Summer
    Another Kind of Summer
    Another Kind of Summer
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    Another Kind of Summer

    By Tressie Lockwood

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    Summer has known since she was seventeen years old that she can't have kids, but Ian doesn't care about that. He loves her and wants her to be his wife. Although she loves him with all her heart, Summer refuses to ruin Ian's life. She leaves him to set him free, and he moves out of town believing their relationship has no hope. Four years later, Ian is back, and this time he won't give up so easily. When Ian turns up with a newborn son, Summer is even more convinced that she is not the woman for him. Now, she must convince Ian that she's just not the mommy type.

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherTressie Lockwood
    Release dateJun 29, 2015
    ISBN9781513043685
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      Another Kind of Summer - Tressie Lockwood

      Chapter One

      Summer lingered over the peppers and debated between red and yellow. Her recipe for chicken enchilada paillard called for red, but sometimes she liked to switch things up. Cooking was one of her favorite pastimes, and she was lucky so far it hadn’t added too much weight to her frame. Seeing that she was pushing thirty-five, she wondered if it would all change soon. The fact that she hadn’t had any kids might have slowed down the process that most women went through. I guess there’s always a silver lining behind every cloud.

      Since she hadn’t had much excitement or change in her life lately, she went with the yellow peppers. The decision was a small matter, but every little bit helped. She smiled at her silly thinking and wrapped the peppers in a plastic bag. Just as she was turning back to her cart, someone called out her name. She went still, not looking up. Memories and emotions raced through her mind. Chills assaulted her arms and zinged along her spine. His voice. There was no other like his, and even after all this time, she had the same reaction.

      Her stomach muscles contracted, and her mouth went dry. She forced her gaze up from the cart, and there he was. Summer’s fingers spasmed on the plastic bag, and all she could think was that she was glad they weren’t wrapped around her precious peppers at that moment. Damn, he’s beautiful. And sexy...exactly as he was back then.

      How long had it been? She chided herself. She knew damn well how long because she’d counted the hours, then the days and weeks at the beginning. As time went on, it got easier, but she never forgot. Even when she had the most fun rock climbing and flying around the world with her last boyfriend, Ian hadn’t been far from her thoughts.

      He strode closer to her, a friendly smile lighting his handsome face. She was wrong. He wasn’t exactly the same. There was a tiredness around his eyes like he hadn’t been getting much sleep. Other than that, he still wore his curly black hair cut short and his face clean-shaven. He must be turning thirty-eight this year, but he could pass for early thirties. Ian had kept his body in shape too. Just looking at his broad shoulders and big arms got her hot. She remembered all too well being cocooned in his embrace, not wanting to be anywhere else. I still don’t.

      Oh my goodness, Ian, is that you? She accepted his hug graciously but felt like a fraud. I thought you moved out of town.

      Summer. His pronunciation of her name sounded like a caress, but she determined it must be her imagination. You look the same—beautiful.

      She blushed. Please, it hasn’t been that long. What three years? She pretended to get the time wrong.

      Four, he answered. You look fantastic.

      Thanks. She lowered her gaze, unable to think of anything else to say.

      And to answer your question, I did move out of town. I’m back. You can’t keep me out of Charlotte for long. This is where my roots are, and I love it here.

      Summer listened to his words, but she found herself peering through her lashes at his ring finger. Bare. So he hadn’t married, or not yet anyway. I hear you. I love this city too. I’m not going anywhere. I mean don’t get me wrong. I travel a lot. Or did. I always come back here. This is home for me.

      He nodded, and she shifted from one foot to the other because he was staring. She didn’t need a crystal ball to see he liked what he saw. Ian had always been open about his attraction to her. She hadn’t broken it off with him because he wasn’t the perfect boyfriend. A twinge of pain tightened her chest, and she tried to pull herself together.

      Ian, did you find it? a woman called out to him.

      Disappointment almost made Summer cry out in protest, but when Ian turned to look behind him, she recognized the woman as his sister. Kelly, hi, she said. It’s been a while.

      The frown that crossed the woman’s face didn’t surprise Summer. Kelly had never liked her, and she’d probably shifted to downright hate when Summer dumped her brother. Hey, how are you?

      Good thanks.

      A plump baby boy cooed in the cart Kelly pushed. Summer remembered she’d been married with kids. Apparently, she’d had one more recently. The baby appeared to be no older than five or six months. He had the cute features of Ian’s family. Kelly and he both had dark hair like their mother, while their father had been blond.

      He’s so cute, Summer gushed, but she made no move to come closer and touch him like strangers were liable to do. Kelly’s brows went up, and she peered at her brother. When Ian said nothing, she seemed to force a smile and murmured her thanks. Yep, hates me, Summer mused. Well, it was good seeing you both.

      She turned to walk away, but Ian grabbed her hand. A shock of pleasure threatened to send her system into overload. She resisted the urge to jerk away from him.

      What are you doing tonight? he asked.

      All of a sudden he stood above her with a few inches between them. She could hardly draw a breath. Ian was six four to her five eight, and yet he made her feel much more petite. A-Are you asking me out?

      He smiled. She’d always been a sucker for that damn smile. For old times sake, just to catch up.

      Kelly cleared her throat, but Ian ignored her, and he wouldn’t let Summer’s hand go although she tugged on it. I think...

      Tuscan’s at seven? I’ll pick you up.

      She snapped her hand free at last and put both on her hips.

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